Several protesters arrested outside hotel in downtown Houston

By The Associated Press

5/18/05 - HOUSTON) — More than 200 protesters flanked Halliburton Co.'s annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, adding drama to an otherwise perfunctory gathering to elect directors and retain auditors. Fifteen were arrested.

"I'm here to stand against corporate greed," said Cynthia Daly of Dallas, criticizing the oil services conglomerate's work in Iraq. She was one of two protesters whose feet were stepped on by police horses when demonstrating. Paramedics treated their injuries at the scene.

The two injured protesters were part of a group that blocked the exit of a parking garage, and mounted officers used the animals to push them out of the way after they ignored orders to move.

"Everything's been a public relations nightmare for them," Jeff Grubler, a protester from San Francisco, told the group more than an hour after the meeting ended. "We have to keep the nightmare going."

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Someone has to stop the corporate greed policies of this administration that hurt the working class while enabling the rich.

their horses. I was almost knocked down, one woman was injured.

What happen was there was a guy there who worked in the garage and he

nodded at the cops and cops just use their horses to push us back.

They cops didn't care who they hurt.

For the truth check the link below:


www.houston.indymedia.org/

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